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A pod of Pelicans near a pond at the
Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden,
in Guwahati on Saturday.
PONDSIDE
POSSE!
CM INAUGURATES RAJIV GANDHI RURAL, URBAN OLYMPICS
No dearth of talent
in State, they need
chance to hone
their skills: Gehlot
MORE THAN 58.51 LAKH PLAYERS
WILL BE SEEN PLAYING IN 7 SPORTS
CM GEHLOT INAUGURATES 8 LANE
INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING POOL
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur
hief Minister
Ashok Gehlot
on Saturday in-
augurated the Rajiv Gan-
dhi Rural and Urban
Olympic Sports Compe-
tition in which 58 lakh
people have registered to
participate in the games.
Speaking at the event at
SMSStadium,CMGehlot
noted that there is no
dearth of talent in the state
and that people need right
opportunities to hone their
skills. He said the impor-
tance of sports in life can-
not be denied. CM also
inaugurated 8-lane int’l
swimming pool prepared
after renovation. Officials
said competition will be
heldfromAug5toSept18.
58.51Lplayershaveregis-
tered for games, of which
46.12L in rural sports and
12.38Linurban.TheState
govt has sanctioned budg-
et of `130 cr for event. P8
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Ashok Chandna and Krishna Poonia
handing over the torch during inauguration of Olympic games
at the SMS Stadium in Jaipur on Saturday. Also seen here are
Shashikant Sharma and others. SANTOSH SHARMA
C RURAL OLYMPICS
l Kabaddi l Shooting
ball l Tennis ball cricket
l Kho-Kho l Volleyball
l Football l Tug of war
URBAN OLYMPICS
l Kabaddi l Tennis ball
cricket l Kho-Kho
l Volleyball l Athletics
l Football l Basketball
COMPARING RAJASTHAN WITH MANIPUR
IS ONLY POLITICS, SAYS CM ASHOK GEHLOT
ays after the burnt body of a minor girl was
found in Bhilwara, CM Ashok Gehlot on
Saturday said that 4 to 5 people were arrested
after the incident came to light and that “comparing
Rajasthan with Manipur is only politics”. “To dilute
Manipur incidents, where PM Narendra Modi and
HM Amit Shah have created a huge blunder. As a
formality only, you can visit there, it’s been 80 to 85
days since Manipur is burning, 3k to 4k FIRs have
been registered,” CM added. “You are comparing
Rajasthan and Chattisgarh with Manipur, it is only
Politics, and we don’t approve of it,” Gehlot said. P8
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20th case this year,
2nd in 48 hours
17-yr-old JEE
aspirant from
Bihar hangs
self in Kota
First India Bureau
Kota
A 17-year-old JEE aspir-
ant allegedly hanged
himself in his hostel
room here, the second
case of suspected suicide
in 48 hours by students
taking classes at this
coaching hub, police said
on Saturday.
Bhargav Mishra’s
body was found hanging
from the ceiling fan of
his paying guest room in
the Mahaveer Nagar
area here around 8.30
pm on Friday, they add-
ed. This is the 20th case
of suspected suicide so
far this year by coaching
students preparing for
competitive examina-
tions here. P7
FROMPOWER
TOPRISON!
From Pakistan PM Imran Khan sent to jail
for 3 years, barred from politics for 5 years
Moni Sharma
Islamabad
Imran Khan, former Paki-
stan PM and PTI Chair-
man, was arrested on Sat-
urday after a court sen-
tencedhimto3yearsinjail
in a corruption case. An
Islamabad trial court also
barredhimfromparticipat-
ing in active politics for 5
years. The court also im-
posed a fine of `1,00,000
on the PTI chief.
The 70-year-old politi-
cian, also a cricket leg-
end, was found guilty of
illegally selling gifts he
received from foreign
dignitaries during his
term as PM.The gifts in-
cluded watches given by
a royal family, according
to government officials,
who have alleged previ-
ously that Khan’s aides
sold them in Dubai.
Islamabad’s district and
sessionscourtjudgeHum-
ayun Dilawar announced
the verdict in a surprise
moveonSaturday.Priorto
hisarrest,Khanalsoshares
a video message for his
supporters.
Remain peaceful
but don’t sit at
home quietly.
IMRAN KHAN,
PTI CHAIRMAN
Three gunned
down, slashed
with swords in
riot-hit Manipur
First India Bureau
Imphal
The three were gunned
down while they were
sleeping and their bodies
were later slashed with
swords at Kwakta in the
district by unidentified
men, police said on Sat-
urday morning, adding
that the assailants came
from Churachandpur. In
another incident, 3 per-
sons including one po-
liceman were injured fol-
lowing heavy exchange
of fire between state
forces and militants near
Kwakta on Saturday
morning, police said.
Modi to lay foundation
of 508 redeveloped
rly stations, highest
in poll-bound Raj
Raj’sRlyMakeover
Under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, entailing an investment of
over `20,000 cr, total 1,309 stations for modernisation or an upgrade
First India Bureau
Jaipur
In a mega boost to the
Indian Railways, PM
Narendra Modi will vir-
tually lay the foundation
stone for the redevelop-
ment of 508 railway sta-
tions across the country
today. Of these, 55 are
from poll-bound Ra-
jasthan and the largest
state UP. The redevelop-
ment of 55 stations at a
cost of more than `2,400
crore will be done.
BJPState President CP
Joshi said that in golden
age of independence, PM
Modi is determined to
make country India of
dreams.Atotal of 82 rail-
way stations in Rajasthan
will be made world-class.
Joshi will join program
virtually from Chanderi-
ya station Chittorgarh.
PM MODI SPEAKS WITH NEPALESE COUNTERPART
PM Narendra Modi
spoke with his Nepa-
lese counterpart Push-
pa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda'
on Saturday and reviewed
various aspects of India-Nepal
cooperation to strengthen
deep bonds of friendship
between 2 countries. The
telecon between Modi and
Prachanda continues tradi-
tion of high level exchanges
between the 2 countries.
IN BRIEF
 The Indian Space Re-
search Organisation
(ISRO) has successfully
completed Lunar Orbit
Insertion (LOI) maneu-
ver for Chandrayaan-3.
With this, the spacecraft
has been inserted into an
orbit around moon. P6
 On the occasion of
the fourth anniversary
of the revocation of Ar-
ticle 370 and 35-A in
Jammu and Kashmir,
the BJP on Saturday
highlighted how region
has flourished and be-
come more peaceful. P5
 The Varanasi district
court on Saturday
granted four weeks to
the ASI team to com-
plete the scientific in-
vestigation of the Gyan-
vapi mosque premises
and submit its report
by September 2.
Now, Congress to
bring ‘Red Diary’!
Bikaner: With ‘Red Di-
ary’ taking State politics
like a storm, now Con-
gress govt will bring its
‘Red Diary’. CM Ashok
Gehlot and PCC Chief
Govind Singh Dotasra
have ‘strategised’ and in
this ‘Red Diary’ there
will be an account of
govt’s schemes and de-
velopment works. This
‘Red Diary’ will be dis-
tributed across the state.
This time Congress will
not go in defensive but
will head in an aggres-
sive mode in assembly
elections. Although this
is also true ‘Red Diary’
is in discussion till Del-
hi these days!
Laxman Raghav
Union HM Amit Shah being
garlanded by supporters at
the BJP HQ in Bhubaneswar,
Odisha on Saturday. P5
ADITI SWAMI BECOMES YOUNGEST
EVER WORLD CHAMPION AGED 17
17-year-old Aditi Swami became young-
est senior world champion on Saturday.
She clinched India’s maiden individual
title at World Archery Championships.
RACING PRODIGY SHREYAS, 13,
DIES IN CRASH AT CHENNAI TRACK
Copparam Shreyas Hareesh, 13-yr-old
prodigy from Bengaluru, succumbed
to injuries after crash in 3rd round of
the INMRC in Chennai on Saturday.
Tremors were felt in parts of Delhi-NCR, Rajasthan &
nearby regions, J&K and on borders of Afghanistan &
Pakistan on Saturday late after 5.8 mag quake hits Af

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CRAZE FOR KUMAR SANU
Raj man cycles 1,200 km to Mumbai to meet Sanu
ANI
Mumbai
akesh Balodiya,
a fan of the
singer Kumar
Sanu, undertook an ex-
traordinary 1200 Km
solo cycle ride from
Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan to
Mumbai to meet his mu-
sic idol.
Talking exclusively to
ANI, Rakesh said, “I
don’t have words to ex-
press myself right now. I
started listening to Ku-
mar Sanu’s songs when I
was in class 12. I got my
style of singing from
him, I get so much love
in my city because of his
songs, otherwise, I don’t
know what I would have
been doing today. So that
love only pulled me here.
When I was starting out,
my family and everyone
else also supported me a
lot because everyone in
my city knows how much
I love Sanu Da.”
Soon after Rakesh ar-
rived at Kumar Sanu’s
residence, the singer
greeted him with warmth
and hugged him.
Rakesh also offered a
flower bouquet to Sanu.
His incredible journey
has captured the attention
and admiration of people
across the country.
Kumar Sanu shared
with ANI, “Fans love us
so much, it feels so good.
Rakesh came from so far
specially to meet me after
cycling 1200 km, that’s
why I hugged him, it
made me emotional. At
first, I was very surprised
that someone would
come riding a bicycle
from such a distance.”
Ashvini Yadav
Alwar
Virendra alias Veeru
Bairwa, nephew of
Kathumar MLA Babulal
Bairwa, accused of rap-
ing a 43-year-old wom-
an, was arrested and pre-
sented in the ACGM
court on Saturday. The
judicial magistrate sent
Bairwa in judicial cus-
tody for 14 days. The
victim had registered a
case in this regard five
days ago.
Kathumar DSP Ashok
Chauhan said that the vic-
tim had lodged a case of
rape against Virendra
Bairwa at the Kherli po-
lice station. The victim
alleged that the accused
had been raping her for
the last two years by
threatening to kill her. Po-
lice registered a case on
the night of July 31 and
started an investigation.
Laxman Raghav
Bikaner
The police of Bikaner
Range took a unique
step by organising plant-
ing activities on Interna-
tional Familial Forestry
Day. The mastermind
behind this initiative, In-
spector General of Po-
lice, Bikaner Range, IPS
Omprakash, motivated
the police force to ac-
tively participate in this
society-centered green
action by involving
community liaison
group (CLG) members
and civil societies.
According to info re-
ceived from the IG’s of-
fice, 3605 participants,
including CLG members,
the general public, and
police personnel, joined
hands with 146 police
stations and posts to plant
7952 saplings in police
stations, residential are-
as, and participating fam-
ilies as green members.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Mahila Congress Nation-
al President Netta
D’Souza visited Jaipur
on Saturday and held a
meeting with the State
Mahila Congress Execu-
tive in view of the up-
coming assembly elec-
tions. In the meeting,
Mahila Congress State
President Rakhi Gautam
along with women in
PCC and District Execu-
tive were present. She
talked about the proper
participation of women in
the upcoming assembly
elections and said that the
rights of women will play
an important role.
First India Bureau
Bharatpur
BJP National General
Secretary Arun Singh
during his Bharatpur vis-
it on Saturday held a
meeting of BJP workers
and talked about Haryana
violence and said that the
government is taking ac-
tion. “Hundreds of ac-
cused were arrested and
houses were bulldozed. If
the Congress govern-
ment in Rajasthan had
run bulldozers on the
houses of culprits, such
incidents would not hap-
pen,” he said.
Singh said that women
atrocities are increasing
in Rajasthan but Chief
MinisterAshok Gehlot is
smiling. He said that the
incidents of Manipur and
Rajasthan are different.
ANI
Jaipur
Union Minister Kailash
Choudhary, on Friday hit
out at Senior Congress
leader Ashok Gehlot-led
Rajasthan Govt over the
‘Red-diary’ issue, saying
that “this diary will be-
come their grave”.
“This Red-diary will
become their grave be-
cause the dark deeds of
them (Gehlot govern-
ment), are hidden inside
this diary and they have
many more diaries like
red diary with them,”
Kailash Choudhary said.
“You saw how they
had tried to steal the
diary by committing
hooliganism inside the
Vidhansabha, which
means the diary has
something which will
come out in upcoming
time. People of Rajasthan
are watching every-
thing,” he added.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Minister Mahesh Joshi
visited Asgar Ali’s house
and handed over a cheque
of Rs 5 lakh from the
Chief Minister’s Relief
Fund to the family mem-
bers. Asgar was killed in
the Jaipur-Mumbai Ex-
press train shooting.
Local people ex-
pressed gratitude to Joshi
for helping the family.
But Muslim Council
PresidentYunus demand-
ed a compensation
amount of Rs 1 crore for
the dependents in Ali’s
family, a government job
and a house.
First India Bureau
Alwar
A case has been filed
by Arvind against
Anju, who went to Pa-
kistan. Anju’s Paki-
stani husband Nasrul-
lah (29) has also been
named in the report. It
is alleged that Anju
married Nasrullah, a
resident of Pakistan,
without divorcing
Arvind. Nasrullah has
been accused of abet-
ting marriage, threat-
ening over the phone,
and several other seri-
ous allegations.
DSP Sujit Shankar
said that Anju’s first
husband, Arvind, reg-
istered a case at
Phoolbagh police sta-
tion on Friday.
Rakesh Balodiya greeting Kumar Sanu in Mumbai on Saturday. ANI
IG Om Prakash plants a sapling with the villagers on the occassion
of International Familial Forestry Day in Bikaner on Saturday.
State Mahila Congress Executive welcomed Netta D’Souza in
Jaipur on Saturday. SANTOSH SHARMA
Mahesh Joshi handing over
the cheque to Asgar’s family.
SANTOSH SHARMA
Arun Singh being welcomed in Bharatpur on Saturday. Rishi
Bansal and other leaders are also seen.
Sudents protesting outside Maharani College in Jaipur on Saturday against the incidents of rape in the state. The students also tried
to block the road. The police also detained student leader Dev Palsania. SANTOSH SHARMA
SoonafterRakesh
arrivedatKumar
Sanu’sresidence,the
singergreetedhim
withwarmthand
huggedhim.Healso
offeredabouquetto
Sanu.Hisincredible
journeyhascaptured
theattention
admirationofpeople
acrossthecountry
Anju had also got a
pre-wedding shoot
done in Pak with
Nasrullah
R
First India Bureau
Jaipur
The Consumer
Commission im-
posed a fine of Rs
10,000 on Cantabil
Retail Company for
charging Rs 4 more
on clothes. Chair-
man Devendra Mo-
han and member
Seema Sharma or-
dered to return Rs 4
as well.
The court also
ordered to pay in-
terest from De-
cember 16, 2021.
Suresh Khandelw-
al, a resident of
N a y a k h e d a ,
Ambabadi, had
presented the case.
Advocate Vishnu
Shankar Sharma,
Omprakash Bair-
wa and Abhilasha
Jhuria advocated
the case.
The opposition
had recovered Rs
2600 from the com-
plainant instead of
Rs 2596. The Com-
mission said that
charging more
amounts is unfair
trade practice.
Meanwhile, MLA Bairwa has denied that Veeru was his PA
RAPE CASE
CongMLA’snephewsentto14-
dayjudicialcustodyinrapecase
Foundation day of JDA
The 42nd Foundation Day of Jaipur Development Authority was celebrated with
enthusiasm in JDA premises on Saturday. JDC Dr. Joga Ram worshiped Lord Ganesh
where JDA officers and employees were present. JDC congratulated all the officers and
employees. A tree plantation was also done by JDC, JDA Secretary and other officers.
IG plants a sapling to promote
environmental conservation
Cong National Prez Netta targets
BJP govt over Manipur violence
BJP District Coordination Committee meeting in Bharatpur
Singh slams CM on crime against women
RAJ UPSET WITH CONG GOVT IN ALL WAYS, SAYS
NEWLY APPOINTED BJYM PREZ ANKIT CHECHI
Jaipur: The newly-appointed BJP Yuva Morcha
State President Ankit Chechi on Friday took charge
at State BJP headquarters. State BJP President
CP Joshi and thousands of
BJP workers were present
on this occasion. While ad-
dressing the gathering, Ankit
Chechi said that today the
youth of Rajasthan seems to
be upset with the Congress
government in all ways.
“The Congress government
is playing with the future of
the youth. Paper leaks and
unemployment have become
the main issues in the state and now the Yuva Morcha will
take up these issues,” said Ankit Chechi.
CP Joshi with newly appointed
BJYM Prez Ankit Chechi in
Jaipur. SANTOSH SHARMA
Choudharyhitsoutat
govtoverRed-diary
`5L from CMRF given
to Asgar Ali’s family
Alwar:Anju’shusband
lodgesFIRagainsther
Court slaps
`10K on
Cantabil for
overcharging
MAN GETS 10 YEARS IN JAIL FOR ATTEMPTING TO RAPE SISTER IN KOTA
Kota: The
Pocso Court
has sentenced
an accused brother to
10 years of rigorous
imprisonment along with
a fine of Rs 20,000 for
attempting to rape his
12-year-old sister six
months ago. The court
said that the accused
has brought shame to
humanity by tarnishing
the brother-sister rela-
tionship by attempting to
rape the sister. Special
Public Prosecutor Lalit
Kumar Sharma said that
the victim’s 17-year-old
brother had registered a
complaint in January at
the Udyog Nagar police
station. He said that
his 20-year-old brother
tried to rape the younger
sister at home when he
had gone out for work.
Gul Mohammad

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JMC Heritage Mayor’s husband in ACB net
Navin Sharma
Jaipur
In a case related to tak-
ing bribe in lieu of is-
suing lease in JMC
Heritage, Mayor
Munesh Gurjar’s hus-
band, Sushil Gurjar,
Dalal Narayan Singh
and Anil Dubey, the
court sent all the three
accused to two days in
remand on Saturday.
ACB sought three
days’ remand.
Advocate Deepak
Chauhan opposing the
remand said, “Com-
plainant Sudhanshu
has nothing to do with
the files and the ac-
cused have been im-
plicated with political
malice.” Judge Suren-
dra Kumar ordered
them to be produced in
the ACB court on Au-
gust 7.
Sushil Gurjar told
the media outside the
court that a conspiracy
has been going on ever
since Munesh Gurjar
became Mayor.
“Manoj Mudgal wants
to become Deputy
mayor using any
means. Big politicians
are involved in this
conspiracy and my
and my wife’s life is in
danger as the conspir-
ators can stoop to any
level. My plot was
sold in Vaishali Nagar
and Rs 49 lakh was
kept at house. I also
presented its docu-
ments in the court. I
hope there will be a
fair probe and I will
get justice,” he said.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Major General Rai Singh
Godara, General Officer
Commanding 61 Sub
Area, reviewed the first
batch of Agniveers pass-
ing out parade of 61
CAVALRYat Jaipur on 5
Aug 2023. A total of 40
Young Soldiers success-
fully passed out and took
oath to serve the nation.
The parade was also wit-
nessed by parents and
family members of the
Soldiers.
The Passing Out Pa-
rade marks the culmina-
tion of rigorous Advance
Military Training aimed
at development of intel-
lectual, moral and physi-
cal qualities essential for
soldiers. Godara compli-
mented the Parade Com-
mander and participants
for the immaculate turn-
out as well as the crisp
and synergised horse
mounted drill move-
ments.
He also appreciated
the instructors and staff
of 61 CAVALRY for the
high standards of training
imparted to future sol-
diers of the Army.
Major Gen Rai Singh Godara inspecting passing out parade of Angniveers, in Jaipur on Saturday.
DGP stresses on
regular night
patrol by officers
Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur
Director General of Po-
lice (DGP) Umesh
Mishra on Saturday di-
rected police
officials to
patrol in
their respec-
tive areas
from 7 pm to
11 pm every day. Follow-
ing the directions, all
senior police officials did
patrol on Saturday even-
ing in their areas. The
DGP also directed con-
cerned SPs to do patrol-
ling compulsorily once a
week while field officers
including SHO and DSPs
will do patrolling daily.
The directions were is-
sued after patrolling was
reduced leading to an in-
crease in crimes.
GoC 61 Sub Area reviews passing
out parade of 1st
batch of Agniveers
SEE IT, SAY IT, SECURE IT
Aviation Security Culture Week concludes
First India Bureau
Jaipur
he six-day
“Aviation Secu-
rity Culture
Week” organized by the
Bureau of Civil Aviation
Security (BCAS) con-
cluded at the Jaipur air-
port on Saturday. The
program concluded with
a walkathon in which all
the stakeholders partici-
pated. After this, a spe-
cial dog show was also
organized for the stu-
dents of Kendriya Vidya-
laya.
The day began with a
walkathon in the morn-
ing in which all stake-
holders including airport
operators, passengers,
airlines, CISF and Air-
ports Authority of India
participated. The walka-
thon started from Termi-
nal 2 of the airport and
was taken out till Jawa-
har Circle. The walka-
thon was led by Regional
Director, BCAS and
Chief Security Officer,
Jaipur Airport. As many
as 50 children of Kend-
riya Vidyalaya were giv-
en security related infor-
mation at the airport.
During the week, sev-
eral awareness sessions,
quiz competitions,
award programs for ex-
cellence in service, dis-
tribution of lapels and
badges, dog shows and
various passenger inter-
action programs, semi-
nars and talk shows were
organized.All the events
were organized on the
theme of “See it, Say it,
Secure it”.
“For the first time we
organized Aviation Se-
curity Culture Week at
Jaipur International Air-
port and other airports in
the state. The main ob-
jective behind this cele-
bration was to create
safety awareness and
identify potential threats
at an early stage,” said
Dhara Singh, Regional
Director, BCAS Jaipur.
Senior officials of Jaipur International Airport the participants
during the closing ceremony in Jaipur on Saturday.
T
GoCappreciatedthe
instructorsstaffof
61CAVALRYforhigh
standardsoftraining
Two-day remand for Sushil Gurjar,
2 others; Gurjar alleges conspiracy
First India Bureau
Jodhpur
The ACB on Saturday
arrested a college princi-
pal and medical in-
charge in Jodhpur while
accepting a bribe of
`4,000. ACB officials
informed the accused,
identified as principal
Sanju Bhati and medical
in-charge Kartikey Praja-
pat, are employees of
Ambika Teachers Train-
ing College and Ambika
Hospital in Jodhpur.
“Thecomplainantstat-
ed that the accused were
demanding a bribe of
`15,000 for completing
his biometric attendance
and giving marks. The
accused had already tak-
en `5,000 from the com-
plainant before the veri-
ficationofthecomplaint”
ACB officials said.
Accused Sanju Bhati and Kartikey Prajapat.
ACB nabs college principal and
medical in-charge in Jodhpur
Police lathi-charge Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) members during their protest march towards Chief Minister’s Residence
against the rape and murder of a girl in Bhilwara, in Jaipur on Saturday. SANTOSH SHARMA
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur
The police on Saturday
lathi-charged members of
the BJP’s youth wing as
they tried to march to-
wards the Rajasthan chief
minister’s residence here
protesting the rape and
murder of a girl in
Bhilwara district.
About 51 protestors,
including Ankit Chechi,
the Bharatiya JanataYuva
Morcha’s newly appoint-
ed state president, were
detained as they ap-
proached the Civil Lines
area. Police had placed
barricades in the prohib-
ited area but the BJYM
activists tried to scale
them following which po-
lice resorted to the cane-
charge, officials said.
The BJYM workers
reached the CM Resi-
dence comfortably. They
gathered in large numbers
at the BJPstate headquar-
ters and suddenly left for
the CMR. BJYM State
President Ankit Chechi
had made a secret plan in
Kirodi Meena style.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
DGP on Friday said a
charge sheet will be filed
at the earliest in the
Bhilwara minor girl rape
and murder case to give
justice to the victim and
her kin. DGP Umesh
Mishra in a statement
said the police will also
approach the high court
requesting the case be
tried at a fast track court.
Additional Director
General (Crime) Dinesh
MN visited Bhilwara at
Mishra’s instructions.
“This incident comes in
the category of heinous
crime. Accused have
been arrested and efforts
will be made to complete
investigation as soon as
possible,” he said. He
also met victim’s family
members and assured
them of assistance.
Naveen Joshi
Bhilwara
Gurjar Reservation
Struggle Committee
Convener Vijay Bainsla
and BJP State President
CPJoshivisitedBhilwara
and took detailed infor-
mation after inspecting
the crime scene where
the minor girl was gan-
graped and thrown into a
furnace. They also visit-
ed the victim’s house and
consoled the family and
assured strictest punish-
ment to the culprits.
They then left for the on-
going protest at Kotri
police station.
Kotri town was com-
pletely shut and people
demanded justice for the
victim’s family. People
have been protesting for
the last 24 hours on the
police station premises.
Heavy police force is de-
ployed at Kotri police
station. People have de-
manded Rs 1 crore com-
pensation and a govt job
to the victim’s family.
ADG (Crime) Dinesh MN visited the spot and met victim’s family on Saturday. He said the accused deserve death penalty
BHILWARA CASE
Casetobetakenupinfasttrackcourt:CM
SHO SUSPENDED,
TWO SENT TO LINES
IG Lata Manoj Kumar
and SP Adarsh Sidhu.
WOMENCOMMISSION
TEAM VISITS SPOT
Bhilwara SP
Adarsh Sidhu
suspended
ASI Liaquat of Kotri
police station and SHO
Khinraj Gurjar, while
constables Netram
and Ashok were sent
to the police lines. IG
Lata Manoj Kumar said
that the culprits will not
be spared under any
circumstances.
A four-member
team of the
Women’s
Commission reached
Bhilwara. Women’s
commission committee
is investigating the mat-
ter under the leadership
of commission member
Mamta Kumari. Rekha
Sharma, Chairperson of
Women’s Commission
sent a special team.
BJYMmembersreach
nearCMR,51detained
CPJoshi,VijayBainslameetvictim’sfamily
CP Joshi addressing the BJP members and local people
protesting at Kotri police station in Bhilwara on Saturday.
The accused should
be given death
penalty for such a
crime, said ADG crime
Dinesh MN
Will file charge sheet at
the earliest: DGP Mishra
KOTRI TOWN OBSERVES
BANDH IN PROTEST
Kotri town was
completely shut and
people demanded
justice for the victim’s
family. People have been
protesting for the last 24
hours on the police station
premises. People have
demanded Rs 1 crore com-
pensation and a govt job to
the victim’s family.
Rashpal Singh
Jaipur
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot on Saturday said
people with a criminal
mindset misbehaving
with women will not be
tolerated in the state and
that he has directed po-
lice to deal with them
strictly. The CM’s re-
marks came in the wake
of the murder of a minor
girl who was later burned
in a coal furnace in
Bhilwara. He said the
government is taking in-
cidents like Bhilwara
and Jodhpur rape very
seriously.
CM tweeted on Satur-
day, “By taking this mat-
ter under the case officer
scheme, presenting the
challan in minimum time
and strict punishment
will be given to accused
from the fast track court
as soon as possible.ADG
Crime has been instruct-
ed to go to Bhilwara and
monitor. In future too, the
police will continue to
act impartially.”
Delina Khondgup, Mamta
Kumari with SP Sidhu.
Minister Pratap S Khachariyawas told media
that Rs 50,000 was taken from CM’s known
also even though recommendation was
there. “ACB has a free
hand in the State. Be
it Congress or BJP,
action will be taken
against all. Complaints
of corruption were
coming in for the last
several days,” he said.
“I made Munesh Gurjar
the Mayor but told her
several times that corruption should stop in the
Heritage corporation,” he said. Ziauddin Khan
MONEY TAKEN FROM CM’S KNOWN ALSO;
QUESTION MAYOR MUNESH GURJAR: PSK
ACB HAS FREE
HAND TO ACT IN
RAJASTHAN: CM
In the
case of
the arrest
of JMCH Mayor
Munesh Gurjar’s
husband Sushil
Gurjar, CM Ashok
Gehlot said on
Saturday, “The
ACB of Rajas-
than has made
records. There is
no interference in
ACB action. CM’s
permission is
necessary for the
arrest of an officer
in UP. ACB action
is not taken in oth-
er states. ACB is
taking action here.
So BJP leaders
are misleading.
We ourselves are
getting the corrupt
arrested.” Mayor
is from the ruling
Congress party.
You read it in First india on
AUGUST 5, 2023
Sushil Gurjar

METAMORPHOSIS
INDIANDEFENCEPRODUCTION
lot has happened in
Jammu Kashmir
during the four years it
has been without the special
status it enjoyed under Article
370 of the Constitution. The
abrogation of Article 370 in
2019 and the state’s bifurcation
into two Union Territories
(UTs), which raised the number
of UTs to 28, is facing a legal
challenge and is before the Su-
preme Court. What the abroga-
tion of the controversialArticle
has done is to give the Union
Territories a more robust Indi-
an identity, almost ended the
anti-India activity and curbed
terrorism. Targeted killings, es-
pecially of Kashmiri Pandits,
remains an area of concern for
the security agencies.
Having carried out delimita-
tion of constituencies and start-
ing the process of expanding
the list of Scheduled Tribes to
include others, besides Gujjars
and Bakerwals, the government
now has to hold elections. Po-
litical parties in the UTs are
waiting expectantly after their
detention and subsequent re-
lease. The National Conference
and People’s Democratic Party
of the erstwhile state have sunk
their differences after the Gup-
kar declaration and are geared
to take on an upbeat BJP with
an impressive 75 seats in the
District Development Council
(DDC) elections. People’sAlli-
ance for Gupkar Declaration
won 112 seats and the Congress
managed to win only 26 seats.
The BJP may be expecting
more than this outcome if it
wants to end traditional politics
of Kashmir. The success of the
DDC elections was one satis-
factory outcome of Article
370’s abrogation. What the BJP
must now be aiming for is to
get elected and be the first Hin-
du party to rule Kashmir.
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
When meditation is mastered, the
mind is unwavering like the flame of
a lamp in a windless place.
BHAGVAD GITA
ince independ-
ence, the goal set
by our national
leaders was of
self-reliance that
propelled India to nurture its
development and gradually en-
large its defence industrial base
to protect its borders against
foreign aggression. But at the
time of independence, the de-
fence infrastructure and equip-
ment what India inherited was,
what was left behind by the
colonial ruler. After meeting
the basic needs of social justice
and infrastructure, in 1958, the
ordnance factories set up by the
English formed the core group
of industries for production of
defence equipment. Conse-
quently, Technical Develop-
ment Establishment of the In-
dian Army and the Directorate
of Technical development and
production under defence sci-
ence production merged to-
gether to establish DRDO.
As we all know, India’s com-
mitment to Panchsheel and
non-alignment in the era of
cold war, the defence obvi-
ously was not considered as a
prime agenda for allocation of
resources. However, the re-
verses and set backs of 1962
Indo China war provided the
right impetus for India’s de-
fence industry. Over the period
of 74 years, successive govts
increased the defence expendi-
ture from 92.74 crore in 1947
to almost 5.94 lakh crore in
current budget.
Though, the Indian armed
forces are responding to the se-
curity needs in the region and
beyond to address issues of
country’s sovereigntyandinteg-
rity, the speed of upgradation
and modernization of our forces
so far, has been rather slow, and
technologically, we have not
achieved the desired expertise.
As India aspires to be a super
power in the times to come, it
must rely on the fact that all
great powers of today support
a flourishing arms industry.
Unless we achieve self-suffi-
ciency and self-reliance in de-
veloping indigenous, sophisti-
cated, and state of the art equip-
ment this dream of being a su-
per power would allude us.
Today, our country faces the
most complex security chal-
lenges that span from sub-con-
ventional spectrum of warfare
to nuclear conflict. Unresolved
border disputes with our hostile
neighbours, insurgency in vari-
ous states and the urban unrest
has further highlighted lack of
Indian security environment.
Therefore, an urgent need
was felt for augmenting our de-
fence potential on land, sea, and
air. The current dispensation at
Delhi realized it and decided to
give an added impetus to our
erstwhile policies of not only
producing defence hardware
and technology for our country
but also a strategic shift towards
export of warfare equipment
through ‘Make in India’.
Developing defence industry
requires time, technology,
trained manpower and budget.
It indeed is a slow process that
takes decades before dividends
fructify. While in the 1980s,
India galvanised its domestic
defence industry by boosting
investments in DRDO for in-
digenous missile systems like
Prithvi, Akash and Nag, it also
invested in aeronautical pro-
jects such as LCA and Light
helicopters and Tanks. With the
passage of time, by late 90s, an
agreement with the Soviet Un-
ion was reached to make super-
sonic cruise missile ‘Brahmos’,
through a joint venture.
The beginning of 21st cen-
tury saw noticeable increase in
India’s defence budget alloca-
tion. By the time 2015 ended,
India was perceived by the
world amongst seven largest
military spending nations.
There were no holds bar and by
the end of another year, India
clinched the title of being the
fourth-largest military spend-
ing nation.
It was in these two years of
2015 – 16 that renowned com-
panies ie; Airbus and Boeing
started collaboration with Ma-
hendra Defence Systems and
TataAdvanced Systems. Lock-
heed Martin, and Safran soon
established their presence in
the Indian market to manufac-
ture military hardware.
Shortly enough, fast-track
projects like undocking of six
Scorpene diesel-electric attack
submarines and induction of
Tejas in IAF demonstrated the
capabilities of our scientists and
resolve of our leaders. As on
today, India has signed MoUs
with more than 20 countries in-
cluding United States qualify-
ing for license-free access to a
wide range of technologies.
Obviously, this has not been
achieved without hiccups. May
it be moving out of fifth gen-
eration stealth fighter aircraft
manufacturing with Russia or
failure of seven big ticket
‘Make in India’ projects like
Mirage fighters in early 2000 or
a few Naval projects like P751
or the light utility helicopter
Kamov, all failed to see the
light of the day.
Nevertheless, the giant
strides taken by our defence
industry in exporting of equip-
ment like Tejas, off shore patrol
vessel Barracuda, light weight
Torpedoes or Artillery ammu-
nition are adequate evidence
for inching towards being a su-
per power in next few decades.
The incorporation of private
sector in manufacturing de-
fence systems has proven to be
a master stroke in this field.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
Col Anupam
Jaitly (R)
The writer is defence expert,
motivational speaker and
corporate trainer
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FOUR YEARS
OF ARTICLE 370’s
ABROGATION
TOP TWEETS
India rejoices with pride as Compound
archers Jyothi Surekha, Parneet
Kaur Aditi Gopichand Swami make
history and bring home India’s first-ever
Gold at the World Archery Championship in
Berlin. Heartiest congratulations to these
phenomenal women!
Smriti Z Irani @smritiirani
A proud moment for India as our
exceptional compound Women’s Team
brings home India’s first-ever gold
medal in the World Archery Championship
held in Berlin. Congratulations to our
champions! Their hard work and dedication
have led to this outstanding outcome.
Narendra Modi @narendramodi
A
FAST-TRACK
PROJECTS
Shortly enough, fast-track
projects like undocking of six
Scorpene diesel-electric attack
submarines and induction of
Tejas in IAF demonstrated the
capabilities of our scientists and
resolve of our leaders. As on
today, India has signed MoUs
with more than 20 countries
including United States qualify-
ing for license-free access to a
wide range of technologies.
Obviously, this has not been
achieved without hiccups. May
it be moving out of fifth gen-
eration stealth fighter aircraft
manufacturing with Russia or
failure of seven big ticket ‘Make
in India’ projects like Mirage
fighters in early 2000 or a few
Naval projects like P751 or the
light utility helicopter Kamov, all
failed to see the light of the day.
Nevertheless, the giant strides
taken by our defence industry
in exporting of equipment like
Tejas, off shore patrol ves-
sel Barracuda, light weight
Torpedoes or Artillery ammuni-
tion are adequate evidence
for inching towards being
a super power in next few
decades. The incorporation of
private sector in manufacturing
defence systems has proven to
be a master stroke in this field.
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ARTICLE 370 ABROGATION
JK progresses by leaps and bounds after abrogation
ANI
Srinagar
fter the abroga-
tion of Article
370 and Article
35 (A) onAugust 5, 2019,
JK ushered into inclu-
sive development in tour-
ism and other sectors.
Inrecentyears,thegov-
ernment has developed
new tourist destinations,
heritage/cultural sites, Su-
fism/religious sites and
adventure treks/sites at-
tracting potential for all
fourseasonsintheareasof
nature,adventure,pilgrim-
age, heritage and sports.
More areas of tourism
like amusement, water
parks, adventure (water
sports, rafting, rock
climbing, snow parks)
and entertainment are be-
ing explored to attract
more tourists.
Known for its tourism
industry, Kashmir re-
ceived a boom after the
mega G20 countries meet
on tourism was held on
May 22-24 this year. The
meeting caught the atten-
tionofinternationalmedia
with many of them high-
lighting India’s efforts for
the restoration of stability
and normalcy in Kashmir.
The removal ofArticle
370, 35 A, certainly
helped in stabilizing the
economy and protecting
it from militant and sepa-
ratist groups, thus allow-
ing the region to draw in
more investments. Jam-
mu and Kashmir re-
ceived 1.88 crore tourists
in 2022, but it is expect-
ed to reach two crore
mark this year, according
to official data.
Special attention to
youth has been given
who deviated from their
aims and objectives in
life due to the influence
of militancy.
Pakistani refugees celebrate the 4th anniversary of abrogation
of Article 370, in Samba on Saturday. ANI
A
INDIA 05
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First India kickstarts
campaign, urges
people to hoist tricolour
at home. This drive will
run till August 15.
MY FLAG, MY PRIDE!
Modigovtcommittedtofighting
againstNaxalism,saysAmitShah
Union HM reviews Left Wing Extremism situation in Odisha
Agencies
Bhubaneswar
The Narendra Modi gov-
ernment is committed to
fighting a strong battle
against Naxalism, Union
HomeMinisterAmitShah
said here on Saturday.
Shah, who reviewed
the LWE (Left Wing Ex-
tremism) situation and the
disaster management ini-
tiatives in Odisha here,
said once upon a time this
entire region was affected
by Naxalism, but in the
last 9 years, Modi govern-
ment, along with the state
government has success-
fully tried to crack down
on Naxalism and it has
yielded results also.
Lauding Odisha Chief
Minister Naveen Patnaik,
the Union Home Minister
said Patnaik has always
supported the Central
Government in cracking
down on Naxalism.
He said Naveen Pat-
naik has implemented
every disaster manage-
ment initiative of the
Modi Government at the
grassroots level.
Odisha government it-
self has taken many new
initiatives in the field of
disaster management and
has showed the whole
country that when central
and state governments
worktogether,naturaldis-
asters can be mitigated.
Thousands of people
had lost their lives in the
cyclone that hit Odisha
in 1999, but today when-
ever a cyclone hits Odi-
sha, there are zero casu-
alties, which is appreci-
ated all over the world,
Shah said.
He said the Prime
Minister has given ut-
most priority to disaster
management and Odisha
govt has worked along-
side central government
to ensure zero casualty
during disaster.
Cong steps up efforts for
RaGa’s reinstatement
Agencies
New Delhi
A day after the Supreme
Courtstayedconvictionof
Rahul Gandhi in a defa-
mation case paving the
way for the restoration of
his Lok Sabha member-
ship, Congress leader in
Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan
Chowdhury on Saturday
handed over the Court or-
der and a letter seeking
Gandhi’s reinstatement to
theLokSabhaSecretariat.
He expressed sadness
that the Lok Sabha secre-
tariat is not reinstating
Gandhi with same speed
with which it had disqual-
ified him in March fol-
lowinghisconvictionbya
Surat court.The Congress
is keen that Gandhi return
to the House soon and
take part in the no-confi-
dence motion which will
be taken up on Tuesday.
After the court order
on Friday, Chowdhury
met Lok Sabha Speaker
Om Birla urging him to
restore Rahul Gandhi’s
membership. Birla told
Chowdhury that he
would take a call once his
office received the order
from the Supreme Court.
“RAHUL WILL TAKE PART IN ‘NO-CONFIDENCE
MOTION...”: CONG LEADER SURENDRA RAJPUT
New Delhi: Congress leader Surendra Rajput on
Saturday said that Rahul Gandhi will take part in
the no-confidence motion against the Modi govt
following the Supreme Court decision to stay his conviction
in the ‘Modi surname’ defamation case. The debate on the
no-confidence motion against the BJP-led govt is likely to
take place on August 8 and 9 in the Lok Sabha and PM
Narendra Modi is expected to give a reply on August 10.
The no-confidence motion was moved by Opposition par-
ties of I.N.D.I.A bloc was accepted by Speaker Om Birla.
PTI
New Delhi
Unaccounted valuables
worth more than Rs 16
lakh and Rs 22 lakh in
cashwereallegedlyrecov-
ered from the premises of
a driver after fresh search-
es were conducted against
Tamil Nadu minister V
Senthil Balaji and others
in connection with a mon-
ey laundering probe, the
Enforcement Directorate
said on Saturday.
The searches were un-
dertaken on August 3 in
Coimbatore and Karur
districts of the state, cov-
ering nine locations
linked to Balaji, who is
currentlylodgedatPuzhal
central jail in Chennai un-
der judicial custody.
Balaji (47) continues to
beaministerwithoutport-
folio in MK Stalin-led Ta-
mil Nadu government. He
was arrested by the En-
forcement Directorate
(ED) on June 14 in the
money laundering case
linked to the alleged cash-
for-jobs scam in the state
transport department.
The ED said it under-
took the fresh raids after
it got “intelligence in-
puts” that Balaji’s “close
associate” ST Samina-
than “possessed incrimi-
nating documents/
proceeds of crime and
was attempting to hide/
transfer them”.
`22L,valuablesseizedfromdriver
ED action against TN minister Senthil Balaji
PTI
New Delhi
TheUnionCabinethasap-
proved a last-mile broad-
band connectivity plan for
6.4 lakh villages across
India under the BharatNet
project with an outlay of
Rs1.39lakhcrore,sources
said.Around1.94 lakh vil-
lages have been connect-
ed under the BharatNet
project at present, and the
balance is likely to be
connected in two and a
half years, they added.
6.4 lakh villages to
get broadband at
`1.39 lakh crore
Delhi LG chairs meeting to
review G-20 preparedness
Agencies
New Delhi
Delhi Lt Governor (LG)
VK Saxena on Saturday
reviewed the progress of
different works related to
civic infrastructure and
the preparedness for the
forthcoming G-20 Sum-
mit in the capital. LG
Saxena had chaired the
last meeting on July 31.
Saturday’s meeting
was attended by the Chief
Secretary, Chairman
(NDMC), VC (DDA),
MD (DMRC), Principal
Secretary (PWD), Princi-
pal Secretary (EF),
Principal Secretary
(IFC), Commissioner
(MCD) and senior offi-
cials of other stakeholder
agencies,” the LG said.
“While other works
related to the event had
been going on as per
schedule, major out-
standing works included
non-disposal of CD
Waste all across the city
and the condition of
pavements and footpaths
on the 61 roads associat-
ed with the forthcoming
Summit,” the LG said.
ANI
Lucknow
The Uttar Pradesh gov-
ernment will honour 75
sanitation workers and
pay tributes to the heroes
of Uttar Pradesh as part
of ‘Meri Maati Mera
Desh’ campaign.
According to a gov-
ernment release issued
on Saturday, on the eve
of Independence Day, a
special cleanliness cam-
paign will also be con-
ducted. Additionally, a
mini marathon will be
organized for the youth,
giving a distinct identity
to this campaign.
“The main programme
of the ‘Meri Maati Mera
Desh’campaign will start
on the Revolution Day
(August 9). Representa-
tives and officials con-
nected with the Gram
Panchayats and Nagar
Panchayats will hold a
meeting to finalize the lo-
cation for the successful
implementation of the
programme,” the govern-
ment release further said.
‘Meri Maati Mera Desh’:
UP to honour workers
HOW TOP LEADERS OF RULING BJP MARKED
4thANNIVERSARYOFARTICLE370ABROGATION
New Delhi: Several Union Ministers and BJP
leaders took to social media to mark the fourth
anniversary of Article 370 abrogation. These
leaders include Union Ministers Hardeep Singh Puri,
Nitin Gadkari, BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya and many
others. Hardeep Singh Puri tweeted: “I join my broth-
ers sisters of Jammu Kashmir in celebrating an
era of progress development under the leadership of
PM @narendramodi Ji.” Gadkari termed it “a remark-
able 170% increase in tourist footfall, setting JK on
the right track toward progress and prosperity”.
Top brains at work
Union Minister for Home Affairs and Cooperation, Amit Shah chairs a review meeting on Left Wing
Extremism situation and Disaster Management of Odisha, in Bhubaneshwar on Saturday. Also seen
are Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla. ANI
Congress supporters celebrate after the Supreme Court stayed
Rahul Gandhi’s conviction in a defamation case, in Mumbai.
HM THANKS ODISHA
GOVT FOR FIGHT
AGAINST NAXALISM
Union Home
Minister Amit
Shah on
Saturday thanked the
Odisha govt and CM
Naveen Patnaik for
extending cooperation
to the Centre’s efforts
in its fight to curb Nax-
alism. Inaugurating and
laying the foundation
stone for NHAI projects
during an event here
on Saturday, Shah said
that during the period
of 2015-2019, there
was a 30 per cent de-
crease in the number
of naxal incidents.
ST Saminathan’s
premises were raided
and it was found that
his sister-in-law was
“acting as his benami
and was seen moving
bags of documents
and valuables”
From 2015-2019, there has been a 30%
decrease in the number of naxal incidents, a
32% decrease in encounters, and a 56%
decrease in death of security personnel.
AMIT SHAH, UNION HOME MINISTER
We met the Speaker and raised it in the
Parliament that Rahul Gandhi should be
allowed in the Parliament. Rahul Gandhi’s
disqualification must be revoked and his
membership be restored. He
should be allowed to come to
Parliament and give his
statement.
ADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURY,
CONGRESS LOK SABHA MP
V Senthil Balaji FILE
Delhi LG VK Saxena FILE
PM Modi congratulates gold medallists of World Archery Championships
First India Bureau
New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra
ModionSaturdaypraised
the ‘exceptional’ Indian
compound women’s
team for winning the
gold medal in the World
Archery Championships
that were held in Berlin.
In a tweet, the Prime
Minister said: “A proud
moment for India as our
exceptional compound
Women’s Team brings
home India’s first-ever
gold medal in the World
Archery Championship
held in Berlin. Congratu-
lations to our champions!
Their hard work and ded-
ication have led to this
outstanding outcome.”
The Indian contingent
consisting of Jyothi
Surekha Vennam, Aditi
Swami and Parneet Kaur
scripted history by win-
ning the first-ever gold
medal for India at the ar-
chery world champion-
ships in any category.
The Indian women’s
compound team won the
gold medal after defeat-
ing the Mexico contin-
gent of Dafne Quintero,
Ana Sofa Hernandez
Jeon, andAndrea Becerra
235-229 in a one-sided
affair. Earlier, the Indian
team had defeated Co-
lombia 220-216 in the
semi-finals and Chinese
Taipei 228-226 in the
quarterfinals of the tour-
nament.
Indian archery team
has won a gold medal for
the first time since mak-
ing its debut at World
Archery Championships
in 1981. However, India
has lost the World Ar-
chery Championships fi-
nals four times in recurve
section and five times in
the non-Olympic com-
pound discipline.
A proud moment for India as our exceptional
compound Women’s Team brings home India’s
first-ever gold medal in the World Ar-
chery Championship held in Berlin. Congratu-
lations to our champions! Their hard work
and dedication have led to this outstanding
outcome.”
Narendra Modi @narendramodi
Parneet Kaur, Aditi Swami and Jyothi Surekha Vennam with their coach Surinder Singh. ANI

ANI
New Delhi
The Chandrayaan-3
spacecraft, which cov-
ered about two-thirds of
the distance to the Moon
since its launch, success-
fully entered into the Lu-
nar orbit on Saturday.
“MOX, ISTRAC, this
is Chandrayaan-3. I am
feeling lunar gravity,”
Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO)
tweeted.
“Chandrayaan-3 has
been successfully insert-
ed into the lunar orbit. A
retro-burning at the Peri-
lune was commanded
from the Mission Opera-
tions Complex (MOX),
ISTRAC, Bengaluru.
The next operation - re-
duction of orbit – is
scheduled for Aug 6,
2023, around 23:00 Hrs.
IST,” ISRO added.
Chandrayaan-3, In-
dia’s third lunar explora-
tion mission, was
launched on GSLV Mark
3 (LVM 3) heavy-lift
launch vehicle success-
fully from the Satish
Dhawan Space Centre in
Andhra Pradesh’s Sri-
harikota on July 14.
Notably, this is the
fourth country after the
US, China, and Russia,
that landed its spacecraft
on the surface of the
moon and demonstrate
the country’s ability for a
safe and soft landing on
the lunar surface.
Upon landing, it will
operate for one lunar day,
which is approximately
14 Earth days. One day
on the Moon is equal to
14 days on Earth.
DIGITISATION OF LIBRARIES
Prez Murmu inaugurates ‘Festival of Libraries’at Pragati Maidan
ANI
New Delhi
resident Drau-
padi Murmu on
Saturday inau-
gurated the two-day ‘Fes-
tival of Libraries 2023’at
Pragati Maidan here to
showcase the richness
anddiversityofrenowned
libraries worldwide.
The festival aims to
promote the modernisa-
tion and digitisation of
libraries in India while
fostering a culture of
reading in the country.
At the opening ceremo-
ny,Murmuhighlightedthe
significance of libraries in
advancingsocietyandcul-
ture. She stressed the need
formodernisationanddig-
itisation to bridge the gap
between civilisations and
makeknowledgemoreac-
cessible. In line with the
PM’s vision, efforts are
underwaytodevelopaNa-
tional Virtual Library,
bringing the dream of a
singledigitallibraryforthe
nation to reality, she said.
President Murmu also
acknowledged the pro-
found impact of books
and libraries on India’s
freedom struggle. She re-
called the instance when
a small book by John
Ruskin had a transforma-
tive effect on Mahatma
Gandhi’s ideology.
She called for more
discussions on the impor-
tance of books and librar-
ies, emphasising the pres-
ervation of manuscripts,
and the need for the mod-
ernisation of libraries.
Proposing a novel ap-
proach to popularize li-
braries,Murmusuggested
transforming them into
vibrant community spac-
es, serving as centres for
social gatherings, self-
study, and contemplation.
She underlined that the
development of libraries
directly correlates with
theprogressofsocietyand
culture, reflecting their
level of advancement.
Drawing inspiration
from the ancient centre of
education, Nalanda, Mur-
mu highlighted the con-
struction and destruction
oflibrariesthroughouthis-
tory, reinforcing the need
to safeguard and modern-
ise these invaluable repos-
itories of knowledge.
President Murmu at Theppakadu Elephant Camp, at Mudumalai National Park in Nilgiri on Saturday.
P
New Delhi: The ED
has taken possession of
four villas and 6.75
acres of land in Kerala’s
Munnar district as part
of a money laundering
investigation against
the banned PFI. The as-
sets are worth a total Rs
2.53 crore (book value)
and belong to Munnar
Villa Vista Pvt Ltd.
ED takes possession
of land in Munnar in
money laundering case
New Delhi: An earth-
quake of magnitude 4.4
on the Richter scale
jolted the Bay of Ben-
gal on Saturday after-
noon, according to Na-
tional Center for Seis-
mology (NSC). Accord-
ing to NCS, the earth-
quake occurred at 2:39
pm on Saturday and at a
depth of 10 Km.
Earthquake of
magnitude 4.4 hits
Bay of Bengal
Guwahati: Three sus-
pected drug peddlers
were arrested on Satur-
day and 30-kg contra-
band seized from them
in Guwahati, the police
officials said. A team of
STF and police carried
out a joint operation in
Khanapara area, based
on specific information,
the officials further said.
3 drug peddlers held,
30 kg cannabis seized
in Assam’s Guwahati
Porbandar: Two fisher-
men died and five others
were hospitalised after
they consumed unidenti-
fied liquid in a can found
floating in the Arabian
Sea off the Porbandar
coast in Gujarat, police
said on Saturday. Vithal
Parmar and Suresh Jaber
died at a hospital here,
the police said.
Gujarat: 2 fishermen
die after consuming
liquid found in can
New Delhi: A court on
Saturday accepted a bail
bond furnished by Con-
gress leader Jagdish
Tytler in a case connect-
ed with Pul Bangash
killings during the 1984
anti-Sikh riots. The
judge said the accused
has already been grant-
ed anticipatory bail.
1984 anti-Sikh riots:
Court accepts Jagdish
Tytler’s bail bond
IN BRIEF
Mumbai: A Mumbai
actor-model accused a
Tanzanian NRI of sexu-
al harassment and as-
sault on Saturday. The
victim filed a complaint
against the NRI at NM
Joshi Marg Police Sta-
tion following which an
FIR was lodged.
Mumbai police book
NRI on rape charges
INDIA 06
“Cyberstationattacktowipeevidence”
Agencies
New Delhi
The attack on the cyber
police station in Nuh on
July 31 during the com-
munal violence was a
planned one, the Haryana
police said on Saturday,
adding that miscreants
had wanted to destroy
evidence collected dur-
ing what they described
as the biggest such raid in
the country.
“The successful raid in
Nuh district, involving a
total of 5,000 personnel
in Haryana, where the
police uncovered a cyber
fraud worth about Rs 100
crore, not only highlights
state’s significant accom-
plishment in the fight
against cybercrime but
showcases the serious-
ness with which the
state’s law enforcement
tackled this issue,” a po-
lice spokesperson said in
a statement. “This was
the biggest ever raid of its
kind in India, in which
320 hideouts of cyber
criminals spread across
14 villages in Nuh dis-
trict were raided.”
“A total of 65 cyber
criminals were arrested
during raids, with an ad-
ditional 25 arrests made
in the period before and
after the raids. Besides
this, law enforcement
seized a significant num-
ber of IT devices, includ-
ing 66 mobile devices
and 5 micro-ATM ma-
chines. These devices
were likely used in car-
rying out cybercrimes.
Numerous fake docu-
ments were exposed, in-
cluding details of 739
fake SIM cards, 307 fake
bank accounts and 199
UPI handles. These fake
documents were likely
used for illegal activi-
ties,” the police spokes-
person further said.
“The criminals at-
tempted to destroy evi-
dence that had been col-
lected during the raids. In
the guise of the violence
in Nuh district, an at-
tempt was made to de-
stroy the evidence col-
lected during this raid
and a planned attack on
the cyber police station
was executed,” the
spokesperson said, add-
ing that the police station
contained documents re-
lated to massive frauds
and other crimes.
Police says that the attack was aimed at destroying evidence from recent raids
Illegal structures on
2.6 acres of land razed
in violence-hit Nuh dist
PTI
Gurugram
The demolition drive in
violence-hit Nuh district
of Haryana continued for
the third day on Saturday
as authorities bulldozed
illegal constructions on
2.6 acres of land around
NalharMedicalCollegein
the state.Around 15 other
temporarystructureswere
also demolished as part of
the drive, police said.
“These were illegal
constructions. Notices
were already given to
owners of the demol-
ished structures. The
owners of some illegal
structures were also in-
volved in the violence
during the Braj Mandal
religious yatra. The dem-
olition drive will con-
tinue,” Sub Divisional
Magistrate Ashwani Ku-
mar said. A police offi-
cial said the demolition
drive began from Adbar
Chowk and will continue
till Tiranga Chowk.
Six people, including
two home guards and a
cleric, died in clashes
that erupted in Muslim-
dominated Nuh when a
Vishva Hindu Parishad
(VHP) procession or the
Braj Mandal Yatra was
attacked by mobs on
Monday. Gurugram had
also witnessed stray inci-
dents of clashes.
3 Army soldiers martyred
in encounter in Kulgam
1 terrorist killed in Rajouri encounter
Agencies
Srinagar
Three Army soldiers
were killed in an en-
counter in JK’s Kul-
gam, officials said.
Meanwhile, a ter-
rorist was killed in an
encounter with secu-
rity forces in Rajouri.
The Kulgam is first
major Army casualties
inJKthisyearandthe
encountertookplaceon
the eve of fourth anni-
versaryofabrogationof
Article 370. The en-
counter started at high
reaches of Halan forest
area of Kulgam on Fri-
day leaving three
jawans critically
wounded. The injured
were shifted to Army's
Srinagar hospital
where they succumbed
to their injuries.
The slain soldiers
were identified as
Havaldar Babulal
Haritwal, Signalman
Vala Mahipalsinh
Pravinsinh and
Rifleman Waseem
Sarwar of Army 34
Rashtriya Rifles.
PTI
Hathras
Six devotees were killed
andeightinjuredwhenthe
Mathura-bound tractor-
trolley they were riding
was hit here by a truck,
police said on Saturday.
The accident took place
on Sadabad Road here on
Fridaynightwhenthetrol-
ley was hit on one side by
a speeding truck coming
from opposite direction.
The trolley carrying 45
pilgrims,includingwomen
and kids, was going from
Jalesar in Etah district to
Govardhan in Mathura.
“Five persons died on
the spot, while one suc-
cumbed to injuries later.
The deceased have been
identified as Vikram
(45), Madhuri (22),
Hemlata (12), Lakhmi
(18), Abhishek (20) and
Vishnu (20),” police said.
6 devotees
killed, 8 hurt in
Hathras as truck
hits tractor-trolley
Doval in Jeddah for
Saudi Arabia hosted
Ukraine peace talks
OutofEarth’sgravity,
Chandrayaan-3
entersMoonorbit
NSA Ajit Doval being welcomed by Indian Ambassador to Saudi
Arabia, Suhel Khan and Consul General Mohammed Shahid Alam at
the Jeddah Airport on Saturday. ANI Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO) launches
Chandrayaan-3 mission from
the Satish Dhawan Space
Centre, in Sriharikota. FILE
Security personnel during a cordon and search operation in the
higher reaches of the Halan forest area of Kulgam district on
Saturday, after inputs about the presence of terrorists. ANI
ANI
Jeddah
National Security Advi-
sorAjit Doval has arrived
in Jeddah to participate in
a summit of national se-
curity advisers and other
officials being hosted
SaudiArabia on Saturday
to discuss the ongoing
Russia-Ukraine war.
Doval was welcomed
at the Jeddah Airport by
Indian Ambassador to
SaudiArabia, Suhel Khan
and Consul General Mo-
hammed Shahid Alam.
“Shri Ajit Doval, NSA
arrived in Jeddah to take
part in National Security
Advisors’ meeting on
Ukraine. He was wel-
comed at Jeddah Airport
byAmbassador Dr Suhel
Khan and Consul Gen-
eral Mohd ShahidAlam,”
the Indian Embassy in
Riyadh said on Twitter.
The meeting is being
organised in the coastal
city of Jeddah to discuss
Ukrainian PresidentVolo-
dymyr Zelenskyy’s plan
for peace amid the ongo-
ing conflict with Russia.
The Ministry of Exter-
nal Affairs on Friday
confirmed India’s par-
ticipation in the summit.
NUH VIOLENCE
An illegal construction being bulldozed by the authorities during the third day of the demolition
drive in violence-hit Nuh district, on Saturday. PTI
MINISTRY OF CULTURE IS ORGANISING
2-DAY-LONG UNIQUE FESTIVAL IN DELHI
Union Culture Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal and
Cultural Secretary Govind Mohan were also pres-
ent on the occasion. The festival also witnessed
significant milestones, including the inauguration of a
directory of libraries and the signing of a trilateral MoU
among three prominent libraries: Khuda Bakhsh Oriental
Public Library in Patna, Rampur Raza Library in UP’s
Rampur and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Arabic-Persian
Research Institute in Tonk, Rajasthan. The event com-
memorated the 250th anniversary of Rampur Raza
Library, marking its rich history with a series of captivat-
ing exhibitions. To further enrich the literary landscape,
a set of books in cursive writing, encompassing 22 local
languages, was unveiled during the festival.
ANI
FORCES LAUNCH DRONES TO LOCATE TERRORISTS
IN HALAN HEIGHTS, PARA SF TROOPS MOVED IN
Srinagar (ANI): Security forces have launched
drones to locate a group of three to four terror-
ists hiding in the Halan Heights area in Kulgam,
where three Army soldiers
were killed during an en-
counter late on Friday. In
the encounter that is ongo-
ing in the area Indian Ar-
my’s Para Special Forces
have also been moved into
the area for search and
destroy mission, sources
in the security forces said.
Security forces had launched a joint operation in the
area in dense vegetation with a lot of undergrowth after
agencies received inputs about the presence of a group
of three to four terrorists, they said. The security forces
are carrying out intensified search operations and trying
to establish contact with terrorists, they said.
Authorities bulldozed
about 250 shanties
on encroached govt
land in Tauru town
and other areas in
Nuh, with Minister
Anil Vij saying the
demolitions were
part of action against
the trouble-makers

STUDENT SUICIDES IN KOTA
Can bureaucracy actually end suicides?
Rajendra Chhabra
Jaipur
he incidents of
suicide of stu-
dents in Kota
have become extremely
worrisome as one after
the other such incidents
are coming to light. Two
incidents have already
happened in the month of
August and from January
2023, a total of eighteen
students have committee
suicide.
The incident of August
3 has taken a new turn as
theparentsofthedeceased
Manjot Chhabra believe
that their child has been
murdered. They have reg-
istered a FIR against the
owner of PG, Manager
and one student while
naming a few more indi-
viduals in the FIR under
section 302 and 120 of
IPC.Theparentshavealso
appealed to UP CM Yogi
Adityanath for justice.
In the past five years,
total 70 students have
committed to suicide, but
the suicide of eighteen
students in the current
year is worrisome. Prior
to this, in 2019, eighteen
students committed sui-
cide in the entire year.
Kota is the nerve centre
of IIT coaching and at
present 2.25 lakh students
are studying in this city.
More than a dozen coach-
ing centres are operating
in the city and after the
murder case, tension will
set in.
MLA Bharat Singh
Kundanpurhasgivensug-
gestion to solve the matter
stressing that two Collec-
tors should be posted in
KotaandoneoftheseCol-
lectors should specifically
handle the coaching front.
This suggestion has
weightage too.
2004 bath IAS Ravi
Kumar Surpur was Col-
lector of Kota from 2015
to 2017 and had played
the role, above and be-
yond the role played by a
general bureaucrat. In his
two year long tenure, a
total of twenty four sui-
cides occurred. Surpur
had written an open letter
to the parents of all two
lakh students and said, “It
is my unfortunate destiny
that I read the suicide let-
ters of the twenty four stu-
dents. It is my heartfelt
appeal to all parents not to
impose your wishes and
expectations on your chil-
dren. Do not create pres-
sure on them. Let them
choose a subject of their
liking.”
This five page open let-
ter had brought to life
what the movie ‘3 Idiots’
had shown. Apart from
this, Surpur also conduct-
ed regular counselling of
thousands of students and
brought them out of de-
pression. With the slight-
est of information, Surpur
would directly approach
the concerned student.
In June this year, SP
Sudhir Choudhary also
stopped two students
from taking the wrong
course. He reached the
spot with his team imme-
diately on information
and even saved a student
who had hung himself
from a noose within sec-
ond before his arrival to
the spot.
Foregoing Law and Or-
der, Collector and cops
should focus on these
children and try to find
out which students are un-
der depression. The stu-
dents should then be
counselled and the par-
ents should also be imme-
diately contacted so that
this issue is addressed and
the matter is resolved, at
least to some extent.
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NEWS 07
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OPPN'S ‘SELF GOAL' ON MANIPUR VIOLENCE!
PRAVEEN ARON HOPING FOR ‘GHAR WAPSI'?
WILL NANA PATOLE BE REPLACED?
he opposition in Rajya Sabha wanted a
debate on the Manipur violence under
Rule 267, a rule that mandates voting
after a day-long debate in the House, in
which PM Modi's presence in the House was also
mandatory by law. On other hand, the ruling party
i.e. BJP was ready
for debate under
rule 176 under
which 150 minutes
is given for discus-
sion. But, the dis-
cussion under Rule
267 also matters because this rule prohibits the
discussion of other things for discussion on issues
of national importance. But Jagdeep Dhankhar said
that he had been asked to discuss with MPs of
different parties under rule 176, which he has ac-
cepted and time has also been allotted for it. While
some opposition leaders stressed on giving him
a fresh notice for discussion under Rule 267, but
Dhankhar did not agree. Now the opposition camp
is probing those parties who got ready for discus-
sion under Rule 176 under the guise of the ruling
party. Was it a 'self goal' of the opposition?
t the time of the UP assembly elections
in January 2022, former Congress MP
Praveen Singh Aron left the Congress
and joined the SP along with his wife and
former mayor Supriya Aron. Then he had an idea
that the weather would change and this current
situation too, but nothing like this happened. Now
sensing the change of wind, he is again knocking
on the door of Congress. Aron had been seeking an
appointment with SP supremo Akhilesh Yadav for a
long time, but he was told by Akhilesh's office that
'he can present his point to SP's UP state president
Naresh Patel Uttam.' If sources are to be believed,
Aron reached SP's
Lucknow office to meet
Naresh Patel and started
demanding Lok Sabha
seat for himself. It is said
that in return, Naresh
Uttam told him that 'giving
SP ticket to your wife was
a mistake of the party, due to which the cadre of our
party was broken in the entire Bareilly region. We
can't do more damage to the party in the Lok Sabha
elections.' Aron returned from there with a sullen
face, went out and called up his old friend Salman
Khurshid and sought an appointment with him.
Then Aron reached Delhi the same day to meet
Salman. Salman put a condition in front of Aron and
said that ‘before entering Congress, he will have to
give in writing that he has nothing to do with Nehru
Yuva Kendra'. After receiving ‘unconditional letter'
from Aron, now Nehru Yuva Kendra monitoring is
being done by AICC. Salman has assured Aron
that ‘he is talking to Kharge about his return into the
party and till then he should sit quietly'.
here are speculations of a major reshuffle in the Congress organization and
in this regard there is also talk of changing several state presidents. Its latest
victim could be Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole. In view of
the turn of events in Maharashtra, the Congress
high command has asked CLP leader Balasaheb Thorat
to ‘propose the name of Vijay Wadettiwar for the Leader
of the Opposition', a position vacated by Ajit Pawar's
switch. So it is believed that Vijay Wadettiwar will now be
the Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra House.
But now a crisis has also arisen in front of the Congress,
as Nana Patole also comes from Vidarbha region and
now Vijay Wadettiwar, who has become the Leader of
the Opposition, is also a resident of Vidarbha. So, the loss of Nana Patole's chair is
believed to be certain. Ashok Chavan's name is coming out for the new state president
of Congress and he may prove to be the dark horse in this matter.
By Tridib Raman
The author is a journalist and political commentator
and views expressed are his personal
FIRST INDIA SUNDAY SPECIAL
Mirch Masala
PM MODI'S ‘PERSONA' RILES CONGRESS IN MADHYA PRADESH
here is an old Turkish proverb
– 'The forest was being cut, yet
all the trees were voting for the
axe, because the trees were
thinking that wood in axe belongs to their
society.' In the next few months, votes
will be cast in Madhya Pradesh too, so
there is a preparation to repeat the Turkish
proverb here too. The votes of ST and
SC community are very important in the
politics of MP, because here 47 assembly
seats are reserved for STs and 35 seats
are reserved for SCs. The total number of
seats is 82, which is enough in terms
of counting force for electoral success
or defeat any party in the state. The
Bundelkhand, Malwa, Gwalior-
Chambal division area is dominated
by scheduled castes. To woo
them, former Cong MP
and current District Prez
Anand Ahirwar had
been preparing for
a big rally in Sagar
district's Nariavali
assembly constituency for last two months.
This rally was proposed on Aug 13, in
which several Congressmen including
Kamal Nath Big leaders were about to
attend. When Ahirwar was elected as the
MP, he was successful in setting up an oil
refinery in his area, due to which he also
has some influence in his area. Seeing the
threat of the Congress rally, CM Shivraj
Singh Chouhan convinced PM to come
here on Aug 12 to lay the foundation stone
of Sant Ravidas temple to be built at a cost
of Rs 100 crore in Nariavali itself. On
Feb 8, Chouhan had announced
to build a grand temple here.
Now there is so much elation
about the arrival of the PM on
August 12 that the Congress has
to cancel its proposed meeting
on August 13. From JP
Aggarwal to Kamal
Nath, everyone talked
to Ahirwar and asked
him to advance the
date of the rally.
T
T
A
T
WHATWILLHAPPEN
TORAHUL'S‘YATRA'?
he Supreme
Court has
presented an
incomparable example to
the nation in the matter
of cancellation of Rahul
Gandhi's membership.
Ever since the rendering
of this supreme vision,
the Congress's spirits
are on the seventh sky.
Now senior Cong leader
Digvijay Singh wants
'Rahul Gandhi to start
the concluding session
of his Bharat Jodo Yatra'.
Rahul's proposed yatra is
to reach Northeast India
from Porbandar in Gu-
jarat. This 'Porbandar to
Northeast' yatra of 1000
kms is to start from Oct
2, the day of Gandhi Jay-
anti, and continue till Feb
2024. But most of the top
Congress leaders includ-
ing Cong Prez Kharge are
trying to convince Rahul
that 'he does not need
to completely immerse
himself in this journey,
because the general elec-
tions in country are going
to be held in coming few
months i.e. in April-May
2024 and for that Rahul
will need to travel to differ-
ent parts of the country.
There will be a need
to create a nationwide
atmosphere against BJP.
At that time, the winter
session of Parliament will
also be going on, where
Rahul can speak on a
bigger platform. Congress
strategists believe that
'Rahul will have to follow
Modi's 'guerrilla campaign
policy' in this matterlike
he did in Haryana. Only
such an initiative of his will
connect more and more
people with the ideas of
Congress'.
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StateGuruGorakhnathBoard
formedafterCMGehlot’snod
First India Bureau
Jaipur
The Rajasthan State Guru
Gorakhnath Board has
been constituted by the
state govt.This board will
identify the problems of
Jogi,Yogi and Nath castes
and give suggestions to
the state govt on the basis
of authentic survey report
to provide basic facilities
to these classes and re-
move backwardness.
Orders in this regard
have been issued by the
Department of Social Jus-
tice and Empowerment
after CM Ashok Gehlot
approved the proposal for
formation of the board.
The Board will have 5
non-official members
(Chairman, Vice-Chair-
man and 3 members). In
addition, the Government
Secretary/Commissioner/
Director/Joint Director or
their representative board
of Industries Department,
School Education (Pri-
mary/Secondary) and
Sanskrit Education De-
partment, Rural Develop-
ment and Panchayati Raj
Department, Labour De-
partment, Devasthan De-
partment, Social Justice
and Empowerment De-
partment will be as offi-
cial member. A Deputy
Director level officer of
the Social Justice and
Empowerment Depart-
ment will be Secy in the
Board.
The MD of the Ra-
jasthan State Other Back-
ward Classes Finance and
Development Coopera-
tive Corporation Limited
or his representative will
be a special invitee to the
Board. The Administra-
tive Department of the
Board will be the Social
Justice and Empower-
ment Department.
Laxman Raghav
Bikaner
Congress State President
during his visit to Ma-
hajan in Bikaner told
those vying for a ticket
that neither their nor his
will would work. “AICC
will give tickets to only
those who are associated
with the people and
whose name will appear
in the survey.”
Congress District
President Bishnaram Si-
yag welcomed Dotasra.
At the Congress work-
ers’ conference in Sri
Dungargarh, Bikaner,
Dotasra was the chief
guest. Congress leader
Kesararam Godara said,
“Lost the election of
MLA but the people of
Sridungargarh made him
the chief.”
Congress leaders enu-
merate the plans of the
Ashok Gehlot govern-
ment in their speeches.
Mangalaram Godara was
three times MLA from
Sridungargarh. However,
Congress has not had
success in Sridungargarh
for last 10 years. Target-
ing Central govt, Dotasra
said that the Rajasthan
government was doing
better work in the last
four-and-a-half-years but
the Central government
has not done anything in
the past nine years. “Now
the responsibility is with
you. Whoever you want
will become your lead-
er,” he said.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
A team of lawyers dis-
cussed the defamation
case with Chief Minis-
ter Ashok Gehlot at the
Chief Minister’s Resi-
dence on Saturday.
Union Jal Shakti
Minister Gajendra Sin-
gh Shekhawat had filed
a defamation case
against Chief Minister
Gehlot in Delhi’s Rouse
Avenue special court,
which had summoned
the Chief Minister and
refused to stay the sum-
mon and directed him to
appear through video
conference on August 7.
The presented its legal
opinion to the Chief
Minister. The court
fixed the date of final
arguments in the matter
on August 17.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
The Income Tax depart-
ment carried out raids at
various locations of
Kalpataru,arealestatede-
velopment company, in
Jaipur. Officers from
Mumbai raided the com-
pany’s office on Tonk
Road in association with
Jaipur officials. The raids
ended late on Friday.
Officers left for Mum-
bai with a large number of
documents. Fraud of hun-
dreds of crores of rupees
was detected in the books
of the company. Raids
were also carried out at
various locations of the
group in Mumbai as well.
Group’s founder Mof-
fatraj P Munot, managing
director Parag M Munot’s
residence and locations
were also raided.
Govind Singh Dotasra addressing the Congress workers’ conference
in Sri Dungargarh in Bikaner on Saturday.
Rajasthan Natha Samaj had taken resolution of Gorakhnath Board
during ‘Mahasangam’ in Vidhyadhar Nagar in April month. FILE
‘AICC will give tickets to those
who have connect with people’
Legal team
advises CM on
defamation case
I-T raids at offices
of Kalpataru in
Jaipur, Mumbai
attends Cong workers’
conference in Bikaner
`10CRFORVARIOUSPANORAMASINDESURI,PALI,
JALIPAINBARMERSHAHPURAINBHILWARA
CM GEHLOT SANCTIONS `11.98 CRORE FOR THE
UNDERPASS CONSTRUCTION IN BAYANA
The panorama of saints of Bikaji
Solanki, Saint Ishardas and Rams-
nehi community will be made in
state. The CM Gehlot has given financial
approval of Rs 10 crore for this. These
panoramas will prove to be an inspiration
for future generations. The panorama of
Bikaji Solanki at Desuri in Pali and Ishar-
das at Jalipa in Barmer will be made. It will
cost Rs 3 crore each. Along with this, a panorama of saints
of Ramsnehi sect will also be constructed at Shahpura in
Bhilwara at a cost of Rs 4 crore. Their construction work will
be done from the Tourism Development Fund.
The state government is continuously working to
strengthen the infrastructure of the state. In this
direction, CM Ashok Gehlot has approved Rs
11.98 crore for the construction of underpass at Bayana in
Bharatpur. The construction of underpass will provide relief
to the common people in traffic and time will be saved. It
is noteworthy that Gehlot had earlier made a budget an-
nouncement in this regard. This approval has been given in
its implementation.
17-YEAR-OLD JEE ASPIRANT FROM BIHAR HANGS
SELF IN KOTA; 20TH SUCH SUICIDE THIS YEAR
17-year-old JEE aspirant allegedly hanged himself
in his hostel room here, second case of suspected
suicide in 48 hours by students taking classes at
this coaching hub, police said on Saturday.
Bhargav Mishra’s body was found hanging
from the ceiling fan of his paying guest room
in Mahaveer Nagar area here around 8.30
pm on Friday, they added. This is eighteenth
case of suspected suicide so far this year by
coaching students preparing for competitive
exams here. The reason behind the alleged
suicide is yet to be ascertained, the DSP said, adding that
no suicide note was recovered. Police are trying to gather
more details about him and obtain his performance sheet
from the coaching institute to assess his scoring status and
regularity, Singh said. The body has been kept in mortuary
of New Medical College Hospital.

Naresh Sharma
Jaipur
The CM Ashok Gehlot
said that it is a proud mo-
ment for thousands of
sportspersons to show
their talent in the field
simultaneously in gram
panchayat urban wards
of each district of state.
“All of us together
have created a sports his-
tory in front of the coun-
try. In the direction of
sports promotion, the or-
ganization of Rajiv Gan-
dhi Rural and Urban
Olympic Games-2023
will set new records.
These games will now be
organized every year,” he
said while formally inau-
gurating the Rajiv Gan-
dhi Rural and Urban
Olympics-2023 at SMS
Stadium on Saturday.
He handed over the
sports torch to the players
and got them lit. Along
with this, the players
were also administered
an oath to play with
sportsmanship and hon-
esty. He said that it is our
responsibility to give
platform and respect to
the talents. There will be
no shortage in this.
The CM said that Ra-
jiv Gandhi Rural Olym-
pic Games were organ-
ized last year to create
sports environment on a
large scale in the state. In
this, about 30 lakh play-
ers of every category and
age had registered. This
number reaching 58.51
lakh this time is a record.
ANI
Jaipur
While reacting to the
Bhilwara incident where
14-yr-old was burnt in
sideafurnaceinBhilwara,
CMAshok Gehlot on Sat-
urday cornered Central
Govt over Manipur vio-
lence and said that “com-
paring Rajasthan with
Manipur is only politics”.
While speaking about
the incident, Gehlot said,
“Two local communities
have become enemies of
each other in their own
state. They are carrying
weapons, taken by loot or
given by the Police, in-
cluding AK-47,” he said.
PM earlier in the month
tookadigattheCongress-
ruled states of Rajasthan
and Chhattisgarh over
crimes against women,
while denouncing a strip-
naked horror video that
wentviraladaybeforethe
start of the monsoon ses-
sion of Parliament show-
ing two women in Ma-
nipur being assaulted,
triggering outrage.
Pooja Dubey
Jaipur
Leopard Conservation
and Urban Wildlife Con-
clave 2023 was organized
by Bharat 24 News Chan-
nel at Hotel Ramada on
Saturday in Jaipur, which
is being recognized as the
Leopard Capital of the
World. At present, there
are Jhalana and Amagarh
Leopard Reserves in the
Pink City, in which the
number of leopards is
more than 60. Prepara-
tions are also going on for
the third Leopard Safari
in Nahargarh in Jaipur.
Jaipur is the only city in
the world where five
wildlife safaris are con-
ducted.
Leopard Safari in
Jhalana andAmagarh, El-
ephant Safari in Kunda
and Lion Safari in Naha-
rgarh. Soon Tiger Safari
will also be started in Na-
hargarh, the preparation
of which is in the final
stage.Till now Jaipur was
known for its rich herit-
age and hospitality. Now
with the addition of wild-
life tourism in it, the tour-
ism rich ‘Gulabi Nagar’is
making the tourists of the
world aware of different
modes of tourism in the
same city. Rajasthan is
becoming an example in
leopard conservation and
urban wildlife and is cre-
ating a new identity
across the country due to
various modes of tourism
and its solid infrastruc-
ture.
In this conclave, the
state’s tourism, leopard
conservation and urban
wildlife got a platform
and invaluable sugges-
tions were also received
from the discussions of
the experts.
Dr. Jagdeesh Chandra
- CEO and Editor-in-
Chief, Bharat24-Vision
of New India and First
India CMD, First India
News, Minister of Tour-
ism and Civil Aviation
Vishvendra Singh; Chair-
man RAJSICO Rajiv
Arora; Advisor to Chief
Minister Dr Rajkumar
Sharma; Chairman
ADTIO Rajasthan Chap-
ter Wali Khalid; Joint Di-
rector Tourism Rajesh
Sharma; Former General
Manager Palace on
Wheels Pradeep Bohra;
Wildlife Specialist Dr.
Mahesh Bagdi; Rohit
Gangwal of Raksha foun-
dation and several other
dignitaries attended the
conclave.
The conclave was an
initiative by Bharat24
presented by Rajasthan
Tourism.
08
Many of the hurdles we congratulate ourselves
on jumping over to accomplish our goal, on
reflection we will find that they have been put
there up by our own selves.
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
THOUGHT OF THE DAY
Postal Reg No. JPC/004/2022-24
It’sresponsibilityofstategovernment
togiveplatformtosportstalents:CM
Bharat24’s Leopard
conclave focuses on Jaipur’s
new tourism potential!
The state’s tourism, leopard conservation and urban wildlife
got a platform and invaluable suggestions in this conclave
Twocommunitiesof
samestatefighting
inManipur:Gehlot
l All of us together creating a sports
history: CM Gehlot l ‘Record 58.51 Lakh
people are taking part in these games’
CM Ashok Gehlot interacts with
media in Jaipur on Saturday.
During the inaugural Kabaddi match at SMS Stadium, Mahesh Joshi giving a raid as Ashok Chandna,
PS Khachariyawas and team trying to catch him. CM Ashok Gehlot Dr Krishna Poonia also seen.
CM Ashok Gehlot greets people as Dr Krishna Poonia hoists flag of
Rajiv Gandhi Rural Urban Olympic Games in Jaipur on Saturday.
Rafeek Khan, Lalchand Kataria, Mahesh Joshi, Ashok Chandna, and
Satveer Choudhary are also seen. SANTOSH SHARMA
Tourism Civil Aviation Minister Vishvendra Singh addressing the
event in Hotel Ramada, Jaipur on Saturday.
Rajiv Arora addressing the gathering during the conclave.
Tourism Min Vishvendra Singh, Dr Jagdeesh Chandra lighting the lamp at the Conclave in Hotel Ramada, Jaipur on Saturday. Dr Devendra
Pathak, Jinendra Shekhawat, Shishir Awasthi, Nirmal Tiwari, Shweta Mishra, Raman Bhardwaj, and Vishal Mathur are also seen.
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra Rajiv Arora present memento to Vishvendra
Singh in presence of Jinendra Singh Shekhawat, Nirmal Tiwari,
Vishal Mathur, and Dr Devendra Pathak. SANTOSH SHARMA
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra greets
Rajiv Arora with a leopard
theme stole as Jinendra Singh
Shekhawat looks on.
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra addressing the gathering during the event
in Hotel Ramada, Jaipur on Saturday.
Dr Rajkumar Sharma addressing the audience during the event.
‘STOP ACCUSED BOYS
FROM GETTING JOBS’
Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot on
Saturday gave
instructions in the meet-
ing of police officers to
“treat” the miscreants
and said, “Miscreants
spoil the environment.
They misbehave with
girls.” While giving
instructions to the DGP,
CM Gehlot said, “Names
of miscreants should be
sent to RPSC and Staff
Selection Board so that
such miscreants will not
get government jobs in
future. We will not toler-
ate miscreants under any
circumstances.”
PLAYERS HONOURED, SWIMMING POOL INAUGURATED PLAYERS AND MINISTERS PLAYED THE MATCH
Gehlot felicitated Boxer Khushi Poonia, Wrestler
Ashwini Vishnoi, Kabaddi player Jai Bhagwan, Ath-
lete Neeraj Baloda, Shootingballer Muskan Kathed
and Shireen Khan for their sports achievements. CM also
inaugurated the 8-lane international swimming pool prepared
after renovation in the stadium. “The sports promotion think-
ing and programs of the state government have changed
the history of sports in the state. Government jobs have
been given to 1500 players under out of turn policy. This has
increased the faith of the youth towards sports,” said Minister
of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Ashok Chandna.
A demonstration match of women’s kabaddi was also
played at the function. In this, the CM encouraged him
by reaching the court and conducting the toss. After
this the present ministers also played the match. The players
did a march past at the ceremony. Agriculture Minister Lal-
chand Kataria, PHED Minister Dr. Mahesh Joshi, Food and
Civil Supplies Minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas, Disaster
Management and Assistance Minister Govind Ram Megh-
wal, Rafeek Khan, Mahendra Gehlot, Sitaram Lamba, Satbir
Chaudhary, Chief Secretary Usha Sharma, Secretary Sports
Department Naresh Thakral and others were present.
CM GEHLOT BACKS
LOVE MARRIAGES
While mentioning
Beawar incident
CM appealed to
educate the society in
case of rape incidents and
said, “Take care of boys
and girls in the family.
Situation should not be
such that boys and girls
run away from home
without asking. Family
members should take care
of children’s heart. Many
children commit suicide,
this can be stopped. If
someone has a love affair,
parents should counsel.
They should give permis-
sion to those in a relation-
ship to get married.”
Rajiv Gandhi Rural
Olympic Games were
organized last year to
create sports
environment on a large
scale in the state. In
this, about 30 lakh
players of all category
and age had registered.
This number reaching
58.51 lakh this time is a
record.
ASHOK GEHLOT,
CHIEF MINISTER
The sports promotion
thinking and
programs of the state
government have
changed the history of
sports in the state.
Government jobs have
been given to 1500
players under out of
turn policy. This has
increased the faith of
youth towards sports.
ASHOK CHANDNA,
MoS, YOUTH AFFAIRS, SPORTS
The state government
has ensured all-round
development of sports
and sportspersons.
The enthusiasm of the
players in the field is
showing a bright
future.
Congratulations to all
the participants and
best wishes for a
bright future
DR KRISHNA POONIA,
SPORTS COUNCIL PRESIDENT
KHELEGA RAJASTHAN
JITEGARAJASTHAN
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